Preview Next Season at Sundin—and Beyond!

A Publication of the Minnesota Guitar Society • P.O. Box 14986 • Minneapolis, MN 55414
JULY / AUGUST 2011
VOL. 27 NO. 4
Preview Next Season at Sundin—and Beyond!
Preview of the Sundin Hall Series
H
by Paul Hintz
ere in the middle of Minnesota’s all-too-short summer,
guitar concerts (and other less pleasant cold weather
activities) seem a long way away. But here at the vast
complex that is Minnesota Guitar Society Headquarters, members of your board work feverishly to prepare the most exciting
season in our nearly-three-decade history. Building on last season’s success presenting concerts outside the Twin Cities, during 2011–12 we will partner with organizations in Fergus Falls,
Zumbrota, and Rochester to present performances by performers
from Cuba, Spain, Greece, and the US, all of whom will also be
featured on our Sundin Music Hall series. Future issues of the
newsletter will profile in depth each artist, and give complete
information about additional concerts, workshops, or masterclasses most will give. To be sure you get a copy, join the MGS
today! You’ll get each issue delivered to you, a great deal on the
price of concert tickets, and that warm, summer-all-year-long
feeling of knowing you’re helping support the MGS. Members
make the music happen! Now, let’s introduce the 2011–12 Sundin
Music Hall concert series artists.
Edel Muñoz on Sat. Sept. 17th
Edel Muñoz began his guitar studies at age 7 and graduated in
1994 from the National School of Music of Havana. His teachers
were Arsenio Diaz, Maria Victoria Oliver, Martha Cuervo, Victor
Pellegrini, Jesús Cantero, Isaac Nicola, and Leo Brouwer. He later
took courses in Argentina with Eduardo Isaac, in Chile with Luis
Orlandini, and in Spain with Alex Garrobé. He also performed
in masterclasses for some of the greatest guitarists of the day. He
was only 20 years old when he won First Prize at the prestigious
International Competition and Festival de Guitarra de La Habana
presided over by Leo Brouwer. As a concert artist, Edel has percontinued on page 2
Also in this issue: Mark Hanson on Walking Bass Lines; Joe Hagedorn on Scordatura;
Guitar Summit in Fergus Falls; News and Notes.
Sundin Hall Concert Series
Minnesota
Guitar Society
BOARD OFFICERS:
PRESIDENT
Joe Haus
VICE-PRESIDENT
Joanne Backer
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Joe Hagedorn
TREASURER
Gigi Voegeli
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Paul Hintz
SECRETARY
Position Open
BOARD MEMBERS:
Kristian Anderson
Christopher Becknell
Mark Bussey
James Flegel
Steve Kakos
Christopher Olson
Brent Weaver
Preview of the Sundin Hall Series,
continued from p. 1
formed in major theaters and recital halls
throughout Latin America, North America,
and Europe as solo recitalist, chamber musician, and soloist with orchestras such as the
Barcelona Sinfonietta, Miami Symphony
Orchestra, and Cuba’s National Symphony
Orchestra. In 2004, Edel Muñoz and Walfrido
Domminguez founded Habana Duet because
of their mutual interest in sharing and spreading Cuban music as well as their own music.
They performed in Berlin, Madrid, Barcelona,
Paris, and elsewhere in Europe. Edel has
been invited to such music festivals as the
Liege Guitar Festival in Belgium, Guitars of
the Worlds Festival in Argentina, Augusts’
Festival in Venezuela, the International Guitar
Festival of Barcelona, Paracho’s Guitar Festival
in Mexico, and Havana’s International Guitar
festival. He has won numerous first prizes
and other awards at competitions throughout the world over the last 17 years. Edel is
currently on the faculty of the University of
Wisconsin—Milwaukee.
Mark Hanson on Fri. Oct. 14th
As a youngster in Minnesota, Hanson
studied piano and clarinet, and sang with his
family and in choirs. Playing instruments and
TECHNOLOGY GURU
singing provided performance experience,
Jim Campbell
exposure to great repertoire, and a training
ground for learning to speak and read the language of music. He started guitar by borrowNewsletter
ing his sister’s Sears Silvertone acoustic and
EDITOR
imitating sixties folk music records. He also
Paul Hintz
played guitar with the kid who lived over the
PRODUCTION
back fence, performing for hospital patients
i draw the line, inc.
and church groups. When the Beatles arrived,
David’s Print Shop
guitar became his main non-basketball focus.
DISTRIBUTION
The duo became a junior high rock band, in
James Falbo
which he learned to play barre chords and
keep a steady tempo. Acoustic pop players
Chris Moody
such as Paul Simon, Stephen Stills, and James
Ben Woolman
Taylor led to British greats John Renbourn
and Bert Jansch, Chicago blues icon Big Bill
Web Site Production
Broonzy, and eventually a lasting appreciaAmy Lytton
tion for jazz virtuoso Joe Pass. He received
a music degree
Sundin Hall is on Hamline U. Campus
from Stanford in
at 1536 Hewitt Ave. in St. Paul.
the mid-seventies.
Years of private
Directions: from I-94, head north on
Snelling Ave. in St. Paul, past University
teaching refined his
Ave. to Hewitt Ave. Turn right, Sundin
method for teachHall is on your left, a half-block east of Snelling. Free
ing alternatingparking is available one block past the hall, in lots off
thumb fingerpickHewitt (on your right) or off Pascal (1 block north).
ing, so he and a partner started Accent On
Music and published his first book, The Art
of Contemporary Travis Picking, in 1985. Merle
Travis himself graciously consented to the use
of his name in the title. Mark began writing
for Frets magazine, and became an assistant
editor in 1986. That position trained him to
write clearly, provided an insider’s view of
the publishing business, and gave him a great
Rolodex. He interviewed and wrote cover stories on many luminaries in the acoustic guitar
field. His monthly column featured transcriptions and compositions for fingerstyle
guitarists. When Frets ended in 1989, Hanson
continued Accent On Music, which had published his second ‘Travis Picking’ book, The
Art of Solo Fingerpicking. He has since authored
many books, videos, and DVDs, and continues to produce new materials, including two
recent solo CDs for Solid Air Records. Hanson
hosts an annual summer seminar in Portland,
Oregon, and presents concerts and workshops
around the country. In 2005, Mark was included in the Grammy-winning Henry Mancini—
Pink Guitar CD from Solid Air Records.
Duo Melis on Sat. Nov. 5th
The Spaniard Susana Prieto and the Greek
Alexis Muzurakis made their debut as Duo
Melis in 1999 at the International Guitar
Festival of Volos (Greece). Since then they have
performed in such prestigious halls as the
Philharmonie in Berlin, the Concertgebouw in
Amsterdam, the Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow,
the Megaron in Athens, and the Merkin
Concert Hall in New York. They have been
invited to play concerts and give masterclasses
at international guitar festivals in Europe and
America. They have won numerous prizes,
both individually and together. In 1999, as a
duo, they won first prize at the International
Guitar Duo Competition of Frechen
(Germany). The next year they won the prestigious Guitar Duo Competition of Montelimar
(France) as well as the 21st International Guitar
Duo Competition “Mauro Giuliani” (Italy).
In 2001 they captured the Duo/Ensemble
prize at the Chamber Music Competition
of Leipzig (Germany) and the same year
were the winners at the International Guitar
Duo Competition of Paris (France). In 2003
they recorded their first CD after winning
the recording prize “Citta di Verona” at the
International Chamber Music Competition
“Gaetano Zinetti” (Italy). In 2005 they
successfully auditioned for the Yehudi
Series Preview, continued on p. 3
Light rail construction along University Ave. of St. Paul may affect traffic at the cross streets. You can still get to Sundin Music Hall!!! Visit
the Metropolitan Council’s website: <www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/corridor/centralcorridor.asp> and plan a little extra time.
2
guitarist
Sundin Hall Concert Series
Preview of the Sundin Hall Series, continued from p. 2
Menuhin Society Live Music Now. Duo Melis has collaborated
with international orchestras like the Berliner Symphoniker,
the Neubrandenburger Philharmonie, the Bayerische
Kammerphilharmonie, the Radio Orchestra of Bucharest and the
National Orchestra of Thessaloniki conducted by Leo Brouwer.
Their wide repertoire spans from Baroque-era music to the music
of Astor Piazzolla and Alberto Ginastera, and includes concertos
for two guitars and orchestra by Rodrigo, Castelnuovo-Tedesco,
and Vivaldi as well as a newly composed concerto by Marek
Pasieczny that is dedicated to Duo Melis. Their performances
in the US include the Guitar Foundation of America’s annual
convention, and recitals in Chicago, St. Louis, Austin, Scranton,
College Station, Houston, Brownsville, and Detroit. They have
appeared twice for both OMNI Concerts in San Francisco and the
Cleveland Classical Guitar Weekend. They were featured artists
at the Bethlehem Guitar Festival in Pennsylvania. In Europe they
have presented recitals in Italy, Greece, Germany, Poland, Russia,
Spain, Rumania, Holland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Norway,
Sweden, and France. Since 2006, both members of the duo, Susana
Prieto and Alexis Muzurakis, have taught at the Conservatoire
National de Strasbourg in France.
Acoustic Guitarathon on Fri. Dec. 2nd
Last season’s return of the “acoustic” guitarathon to our season showcased some of the region’s finest steel-string artists. But
there’s plenty more where they came from! Join us this night to
hear them.
Zoran Dukić on Sat. Jan. 21st
Zoran Dukić was born in 1969 in Zagreb, Croatia where he started to play the guitar at the age of six. He graduated from the Music
Academy of Zagreb with Darko Petrinjak and completed his studies with Hubert Käppel at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne.
Dukić is the only guitarist to have won both Andrés Segovia competitions, in Granada and in Palma de Mallorca. He has also won
competitions dedicated to Fernando Sor, Manuel Ponce, Manuel
de Falla, and Francisco Tárrega, among others. In the greatest
Spanish guitar competition in Madrid, patronized by the royal
family, he was awarded, in addition to the first prize, the special
prize for the best interpretation of Spanish music. His programs
include works by Takemitsu, Henze, Carter, and Gubaidulina,
along with many others. Dukić has also toured with programs
devoted entirely to Bach. He has a special affinity for Spanish
and South American musical idioms, from Sor to Albéniz, from
Tárrega to Villa-Lobos. Dukić has won more international guitar
The Minnesota Guitar Society concert season is co-sponsored by Sundin
Hall. The Minnesota Guitar Society is a fiscal year 2011 recipient of
an Arts Tour Minnesota grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board.
This activity is funded, in part, by the Minnesota arts and cultural
heritage fund as appropriated by
the Minnesota State Legislature
with money from the vote of the
people of Minnesota on November
4, 2008. Matching funds have been
provided by General Mills, AT&T,
and Ameriprise Financial.
july / august
competitions than any other guitarist in the world. He has been
a featured soloist in more than 30 countries on five continents, in
such important concert halls such as the Het Concertgebouw in
Amsterdam, Teatre de la Monnaie in Brussels, Maison de Radio
France in Paris, The National Art Gallery in Ottawa, the Luis
Angel Arango hall in Bogota, and the Çemal Resit Rey in Istanbul.
He is regularly invited to give masterclasses in international
festivals and often appears as a featured soloist with orchestras
all over the world. Dukić is also a very active chamber music performer and a founding member of the guitar trio Trio de Cologne.
He has recorded for labels in Germany, Spain, and Belgium. He
currently teaches at the Royal Conservatory of Music in The
Hague, Holland, Hochschule für Musik in Aachen, Germany, and
at the Escuela Superior de Musica de Barcelona, Spain.
Beijing Guitar Duo on Sat. Feb. 18th
The members of the Beijing Guitar Duo, Meng Su and Yameng
Wang, first met at the Central Conservatory in Beijing, China. The
Duo was formally established at the Peabody Conservatory of
Music in Baltimore in 2008 at the encouragement of their mentor,
Series Preview, continued on p. 6
Clip & Save
Sundin Season at a Glance!
Edel Muñoz - Sat., Sept. 17
Mark Hanson - Fri., Oct. 14
Duo Melis - Sat., Nov. 5
Acoustic Guitarathon - Fri., Dec. 2
Zoran Dukić - Sat., Jan. 21
Beijing Guitar Duo - Sat., Feb. 18
Johannes Möller (GFA winner) - Sat., Mar. 10
Yamandú Costa - Fri., Apr. 27
Classical Guitarathon - Sat., May 26
Visit our website for more information, and
watch for articles in our newsletter on all the
performers on our series.
MGS on the Road!
Edel Muñoz - Fri., Sept 16 at the Crossings in Zumbrota
Mark Hanson - Sat., Oct 15, details TBA
Mark Hanson - Sun., Oct 16 at A Center for Performing
Arts in Fergus Falls
Duo Melis - Fri., Nov. 4 in Rochester, details TBA
Johannes Möller (GFA winner) - Fri., Mar. 9 at A Center
for Performing Arts in Fergus Falls
Yamandú Costa, Thurs Apr 26 at A Center for
Performing Arts in Fergus Falls
Visit our website for more information, and watch for
articles in our newsletter on each of these artists.
To reserve tickets for any
Sundin Hall concert, please
call our phone line at 612-677-1151.
3
Special Feature
Play “Koyunbaba” Anytime, Anywhere—
or, Scordatura Made Easy! – by Joe Hagedorn
T
his article has sat half-written in my computer for some
time, but I was finally persuaded to finish it after reading
Andrew Hull’s article about the 2009 Parkening Competition
(Soundboard Vol. XXXV, No. 4) in which Andrew describes the
competitors’ various tuning difficulties. As a member of the
Minneapolis Guitar Quartet, I’ve had occasion to explore and deal
with tuning challenges far more than the typical classical guitarist has. In my arrangements for the MGQ, I always opt for alternate tunings of six-string guitars over the use of extra-string guitars if possible. Of course, I love extra-string guitars and the MGQ
does use an 8-string for some pieces, but I do not love traveling
with two guitars! I have learned to tune my 6th string accurately
and quickly to any pitch from standard E down to G. My concert
guitar is a 1992 Stephen Kakos and my 6th string for quartet playing is a D’Addario NYL050W or NYL052W. These big strings work
nicely for me all the way down to G. I prefer the NYL052W, but at
the standard E pitch, this string is quite tight and a few have broken on me over the years.
Several years ago, I watched a Minnesota Guitar Society concert during which Paulo Bellinati performed a lengthy set of
songs with singer Monica Salmaso. In this performance, Paulo
made quick and smooth transitions between movements with
radically different tunings, all the while remaining perfectly in
tune throughout the performance. I mentioned to him after the
performance that I found this feat very impressive and his reply
was that he had “practiced” the tuning. He then made it clear that
he had devised specific tuning formulas for this particular set of
pieces. Since I had been experimenting with these sorts of situations around the same time, I was inspired to experiment further
and find practical solutions to the tuning challenges all guitarists
face to some degree.
Tuning a classical guitar and performing in tune are made difficult by the property of the strings that causes tightened strings
to go flat and loosened strings to go sharp. One frequently witnesses performers in concert struggle with intonation because
of something as routine as changing the sixth string from E to D.
Equipped with a basic understanding of the properties of guitar
strings and a few simple tuning formulas, a guitarist should never
again have to fear tuning while on stage.
While working on this article, I made some small effort to
have the properties of guitar strings explained to me by a physics professor, but I quickly realized that I was not equipped to
understand, much less explain in an article, the science behind
this easily observed phenomenon. I will limit my discussion here
to the purely practical. If tightened strings will go flat and loosened strings will go sharp, then it is easy to imagine using these
opposing tendencies to neutralize each other. Obviously, the most
desired outcome of any tuning operation for a guitarist is for the
string to arrive at exactly the desired pitch and remain at that
pitch with no drifting.
For all of my tuning formulas, I turn the gears at a moderately
fast pace. If a formula involves resting before turning the opposite direction, I count at the same pace as the turns of the gear.
My intention is to perform this sort of tuning routine in the least
distracting way possible. I count as my crowning achievement of
tuning facility the time that an audience member asked me after a
Minneapolis Guitar Quartet program featuring extensive scordatura if we ever use alternate tunings!
Now for some real-life prescriptions. To best understand these
examples and be able to develop your own formulas, keep in
mind that the two primary variables that determine where the
pitch of the string will settle are 1) how much the pitch of the
string has been changed and 2) how long the string rests before
tuning in the opposite direction.
Beginning with the most common scordatura for classical guitarists, here are two formulas for tuning the sixth string from E to
D. The numbers “Down” and “Up” describe how many turns of
the wrist (each turn of the wrist equals one half turn of the button).
In this first example, I have estimated the time to perform each
formula to give an indication of how quickly the turns are made.
Please understand that these formulas do not necessarily bring
the string to the exact pitch desired, but you will be close enough
that only a small adjustment is required. Do not
play the string until you finish the formula; your
audience will much appreciate this and you will
be less likely to lose your count! To tune from D
back to E, simply use an inversion of the same
formula.
Formula No. 1—6th string from E to D:
Down 10, Up 7 (12 seconds total)
Now back—6th string from D to E:
Up 10, Down 7
Formula No. 2—6th string from E to D:
Down 7, (Count to 10), Up 4 (18 seconds total)
Now back—6th string from D to E:
Up 7, (Count to 10), Down 4
For this tuning, I prefer the first formula. It
is more reliably accurate and takes less time.
However, in some situations waiting is a neces-
continued on p. 5
4
guitarist
Special Feature
Special Feature, continued from p. 4
sary part of a workable tuning formula because, without waiting,
the string would have to be tuned so high that there would be a
risk of breaking the string.
Now here’s a formula for another common guitar retuning:
3rd string from G to F-sharp. Down 5, Up 4
Now back—3rd string from F-sharp to G. Up 5, Down 4
As I write this article, I am preparing a Minneapolis Guitar
Quartet program involving several interesting tuning challenges.
If I perform with music, I write these directions on page one of
each piece. If I play from memory, I have to also memorize the
formula!
Complete tuning routine for all nine works on our MGQ
program:
1. Start with 6th string in A
2. No change
3. Change 6th string to D (Up 15, Down 6)
4. Change 6th string to B (Down 12, Up 7)
5. Change 6th string to E (Up 13, Count to 17, Down 4)
Intermission
6. No change
7. No change
8. Change 6th string to A (Down 22, Up 7)
9. a. Change 6th string to B-flat (Up 5, Down 4)
9. b. Change 6th string to A (Down 5, Up 4)
Now, as promised in the title of this article, I will offer two different tuning formulas that should allow guitarists to perform
Carlo Domeniconi’s “Koyunbaba” anywhere in a recital program
without the usual problems we’ve all experienced or witnessed. I
think I prefer the first formula, because I have less experience with
formulas that involve waiting. However, both formulas still make
use of the time variable by going around the gears and back again
rather than tuning one string at a time. I believe it is necessary to
use the time variable for this piece because a formula for tuning
the second string to C-sharp without waiting would require a dangerously high pitch before turning back down. Once again, after
completing the formula, it will still be necessary to fine-tune, but
july / august
once in tune, the guitar will actually stay in tune! To get back to
standard pitch, invert the formula by following the same order of
strings and changing all ups to downs and vice versa.
Formula No. 1 for Standard
tuning to “Koyunbaba” tuning
(C-sharp minor)
2nd string—Up 5
3rd string—Up 4
4th string—Down 4
5th string—Down 4
6th string—Down 11
6th string—Up 6
5th string—Up 2
4th string—Up 2
3rd string—Down 3
2nd string—Down 2
Formula No. 2 for Standard
tuning to “Koyunbaba” tuning
(C-sharp minor)
2nd string—Up 4
3rd string—Up 3
4th string—Down 3
5th string—Down 3
6th string—Down 8
(Count to 15)
6th string—Up 3
5th string—Up 1
4th string—Up 1
3rd string—Down 2
2nd string—Down 1
Finally, it’s possible that different strings and/or guitars may
lead to slightly different results, but these examples will provide
a basic understanding through which a guitarist may develop a
tuning formula for every contingency.
[Ed. note: Joe Hagedorn, Artistic Director of the Minnesota
Guitar Society, has won First Prize in the Guitar Foundation of
America international competition. He concertizes as a member of
the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet, as a soloist, in duo with violinist
Leslie Shank of the St Paul Chamber Orchestra, and with others—
and always in tune!]
Classical Guitar Instruction
beginning /advanced
Joseph
Hagedorn
University of River Falls, WI Faculty Member
612•374•4681
5
Special Feature
Time to Take a Walk! - by Mark Hanson
H
ere is a portion of my arrangement of “Oh! Susannah”
from my recent How to Arrange Fingerstyle Guitar Solos
DVD. [Ed. note: See music on opposite page.] The main
feature of this version is the walking bass line. The bass line consists largely of quarter notes, moving stepwise up or down in the
scale. But to make it jazzy and really swing, chromatic movement
is added, and the bass notes (and melody notes!) are often played
an eighth note before the beat.
Make sure that you play these eighth notes as jazz players
do—as triplets. That is, the first of a pair of bracketed eighth
notes receives two-thirds of the beat, and the second eighth note
receives one-third of the beat. If you are accustomed to reading
eighths in the traditional classical manner (each eighth receives
one-half of the beat), this may take a little getting used to.
To notate this exactly as played, it would be written in 12/8
time. But the jazz world uses bracketed eighths in 4/4 instead of
the equivalent quarter-eighth-quarter-eighth alternation of 12/8,
because the 4/4 version is much easier to read at speed. You simply have to “interpret” bracketed eighths as triplets. Just imagine
Preview of the Sundin Hall Series, continued from p. 3
guitar virtuoso Manuel Barrueco. As recipients of the Solomon
H. Snyder Award, the Beijing Guitar Duo made their New York
debut at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in April 2010. Other
performances have included recitals in Europe, China, and elsewhere in the US. They are dedicated to developing and exploring new repertoire. In April 2010 they joined Manuel Barrueco
in premiering a new guitar trio written for them by renowned
guitarist and composer Sergio Assad called “Enchanted Island.”
In addition, the duo will premiere Tan Dun’s “Eight Memories in
Paul Hintz
jazz guitarist
www.paulhintz.com
651 699 6827
the “swing” rhythm of “Blue Moon” or the Beatles’ “Yellow
Submarine” and you’ve got it.
You may have to work out the fretting-hand fingering to keep
from tying your fingers in knots!
Good luck, and have fun!
Copyright © 2011 Accent On Music LLC and Mark D. Hanson. All Rights Reserved.
Used by Permission.
Bio note: Fingerstyle guitarist and author Mark Hanson won a
Grammy in 2005 for his contributions to the Henry Mancini—Pink
Guitar CD. He has written more than 30 guitar instruction manuals, including two books on Leo Kottke. In 2009, Mark played
for President Barack Obama in San Francisco. Mark is a native
Minnesotan who now resides in Portland, Oregon.
[Ed. note: For more information about this DVD, and Mark’s
other products, visit his website at <www.AccentOnMusic.com>.
For a terrific review of this DVD, visit <www.davewalker music.
com> and scroll down the Complete Reviews page to the listing
for Mark Hanson. He is our Sundin Hall artist in October; for
more on that see the lead article in this issue.]
Watercolor,” in a new version for two guitars, arranged specifically for the duo. Their first duo recording, Maracaípe (released
in 2009) album features the world-premiere recording of
“Maracaípe,” written by Sergio Assad and dedicated to them for
this recording.
Born in Qingdao, China, in 1988, Meng Su demonstrated
artistic gifts at an early age. One of the outstanding guitarists
of her generation, Su began her training with China’s leading
guitar teacher, Chen Zhi, at age 9, and quickly attracted attention
as a remarkable young talent. Before graduating from the High
School of the Central Conservatory of Music of China in 2006,
Su had already won awards at international competitions in
Austria, Germany, Japan, and the US. As a performing artist, she
has performed solo, duo, and quartet concerts throughout Asia,
North America, and Europe, impressing audiences with artistry
that exceeds her years. Su recently obtained her Performer’s
Certificate from Peabody, and continues her studies there with
Manuel Barrueco in the Graduate Performance Diploma program. Her discography includes a live CD and DVD release of a
2005 guitar concert in Korea as well as a release of Four Angels.
Also born in Qingdao (in 1981), Yameng Wang fell in love
with the classical guitar at a young age and began studying with
professor Chen Zhi when she was 10 years old. She became the
youngest-ever winner of the annual Tokyo International Guitar
Competition at age 12, won second prize in the 28th “Michele
Pittaluga” International Guitar Competition in Italy at age 13,
at age 14 was invited by Radio France to perform at the 27th
Paris International Guitar Art Week, and won second prize in
La Infanta Doña Cristina International Guitar Competition in
Spain. After graduating from the Central Conservatory of Music
of China in 2006, Wang enrolled at Peabody Conservatory. There,
she finished her Masters of Music in 2008 and is currently in
the Graduate Performance Diploma program, studying with
Manuel Barrueco. Wang has given acclaimed recitals across the
US, Europe, Australia, Japan, and Malaysia both as a soloist and
Series Preview, continued on p. 8
6
guitarist
Oh! Susannah - Walking Bass
Arrangement: Mark Hanson
««ˆ« . ««ˆ« ««ˆ« ««j
«
«
«
«
«
«
««j
«
### c «« ««ˆ« ««j
«
«
«
ˆ« «ˆ« « « «ˆ« «ˆ« «ˆ« ˆ«« ˆ«« «« ˆ«« ««˙«
‰ «««ˆ «««
ˆ«
«
ˆ
«
ˆ
«
ˆ
j
«
ˆ
3
«
Guitar
l
“ { _ _»œ _»œ œ»» l _»œ _ _ _ l _ _ _ _ l _»œ _ _ _ _ =
l============================
&
‰̂
_
_
_
_
Œ
_
œ
»
»
»
_
_
_
_
œ
»
_
_
_
œ̂
»
œ
»
»
»
œ
»
œ
»
»
œ
»
_n
»
œ
_
œ
»
_
»
»
»
_
œ
»
»
_
œ
»
»
»
»»
l
l » »» »» J»œ»» »»
“ »
l
l
»» »» l » »» »»
»
l
l
“ 0
l
l
l 0
0
2
0
2
2
2
2
2 0
0
0
T
2
2
4
2
2
l
l
“{
l
lA
l
0
0
4
2
4
0
0
2
B
l
l
“
l
l
l
4
2
4
4
2
2 1 0 4
Standard Tuning
Triplet Eighths
Stephen Foster
««
«« ««ˆ« «« « «
«« «« «« «« «
«« ««
### ««j
«
ˆ
.
ˆ«
ˆ« «ˆ« «« «« ««ˆ«
ˆ«
ˆ« ˆ« «ˆ« «ˆ« «ˆ« «« «« ‰ ««ˆ« «««
«
ˆ
j
«
ˆ
.
«
ˆ
«
ˆ
&
l _»œ _ _ _ _ l _ _ˆ« _j
l==============================
ˆ« _ _ ‰̂ {”
œ»» œ»»» #œ»»» l œ»»» _
_
»
n
_
œ
»
_
_
œ
_
»
œ
_
œ
»
_
_
_
»
»
_
_
_
_
_
œ
»
_
»
œ
»
»
œ
»
»
»
n
_
œ
»
_
»
»
_
»
œ
n
_
œ
»
_
_œ»» _»œ»»
#
_
œ
»
»
»
»»
”
l » »» œ»»» _
l »
l
l
»
»»
»» »» »œ»»
»»
»
”
l
l
l 0
l
0
0
2
0
2
2
0
2 2
2 0
T
2
2
2 2 l
l
l 2
lA
0
1
4
2
{”
0
4
4 3 l 2
0
”
l
l
lB
4
2 0 4
1
2
2 1 0
4
2.
«« .
«
««ˆ«
«
«
«
_
ˆ
«
#
## ««
«
«
«
ˆ
j
Œ
˙«
ˆ«
Ó.
Œ
ˆ«
nœ»J»» #œ»»» .
l
l
l==============================
l œ»»
&
œ»»»
»
œ
_
_
_
n
_
œ
»
#
_
œ
»
_
œ
»
_
_
œ
»
»
œ
»
_
»
œ
_
»
œ
»
»
»
_
œ
»
»
»
»
»
»
»
»
»
»
»
»
l
l
l
l
» » »
»
l
l
l
l 2 5
2
3
3
T
2
l 0
l
lA
l 0
2
3
4
0
0
2
3
4
4
2
0
B
l
l
l
l
1.
««
««ˆ« ««ˆ«
««j
«« ‰ «« ««
«««
### ««ˆ« ««ˆ« ««ˆ« «« ««
«
ˆ
.
ˆ«
j
œ»»
˙«» ˙
ˆ« « l ˆ«
œ»»»
œ»» ˆ« ˆ«œ»»
l
==============================
l
l&
»
#œ
œ»»»
_
_
_
_
»
œ
_
_
_
_
»
»
œ
»»
‰̂
œ
»
»
_
_
_
»
_
_
œ
»
œ
»
»
»
» » »
_»»»œ n_œ»»» _J»œ» »»
l
l »»
l
l
»
l
l
l
l
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
T
2
1
2
2
l
l
l 21
lA
0
4
2
0
4
2
B
l
l
l
l
2
1
0
4
U
«
«
«
«««
«
«
«
«
«ˆ««
### «j
««
«« «« ««ˆ« .
ˆ« «ˆ«
««ˆ ««ˆ ««««ˆ ««««ˆ
«
«
«
ˆ
j
«
ˆ
.
«ˆ«ˆ« ”
«
«ˆ«
ˆ« j
j
ˆ«
l
l
l==============================
&
_»œ»»
__Ĵ»œ» __»œ»
_
__»œ
___œ» n___œ» ___
_
n_»œ»»
_»œ»
_»œ»
_Jœ»»» _
_»œ»»
_
n_
_
œ
»
œ
»
»
»
”
l
l
l
»
»
»
»
»
»
»
» » »»
»
u
”
l
l
l
0
3
2
2
0
2
2
2
0
T
2
2
2
”
l
l
lA
4
2
0
0
0
4
3
2
”
l
l
lB
3
2
2
1
0
4
From: "How to Arrange Fingerstyle Guitar Solos" DVD - Copyright © 2011 Accent On Music LLC and Mark D. Hanson. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission.
© Publisher
july / august
7
Special Feature
Preview of the Sundin Hall Series, continued from p. 6
in chamber music settings. Her first album, Caprice, was recorded
when she was 16. A Very Special Album was released in 1999, and in
2003 she contributed to GHA’s album, The Best of Classical Guitar. In
2005, she released Classic Guitar–Aquarelle, Un Sueño en la Floresta.
Johannes Möller on Sat. March 10th
Swedish guitarist and composer Johannes Möller has captivated audiences throughout the world with charismatic and
soulful performances. He played his first public concerts when
he was 13 years old. Since then he has found time for more than
500 appearances in Europe, Asia, and South and North America.
In 2010 he was awarded first prize in the Guitar Foundation of
America Concert Artist Competition, which is often considered
the most prestigious guitar competition in the world. As part of
this prize, he will perform over 50 concerts throughout the US,
Canada, Mexico, South America, and China, including a Carnegie
Hall debut (Weill Recital Hall). He will also record a CD on the
Naxos label. As a performer, Johannes’s artistry has reached well
beyond the usual guitar circles—a fact confirmed in March 2008
when he won the Dutch Vriendenkrans Concours, competing
against performers in all of the instrumental categories. As a part
of this award, his name was engraved on a metal plate that can
Guitar Instruction
All styles & ages
Jeff Lambert
D.M., M.M. - Northwestern
University
Member: Minneapolis Guitar
Quartet
952-546-1429
www.jeffguitar.com
be seen in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. He also became
the first guitarist ever to win the Ljunggrenska Competition
(Sweden) in 2007. In 2005, he became the first guitarist to win The
Bromsgrove Festival International Young Musicians Platform
(England). Johannes earned a Bachelor of Music with Honours
from the Royal College of Music in London, where he studied
guitar with Gary Ryan and Carlos Bonell. He received a masters
degree from the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, where he
studied with Zoran Dukić. He also received a scholarship from
the Royal Conservatoire that allowed him to study privately with
Pavel Steidl in the Republic. He completed a second masters
degree at the Conservatoire in Amsterdam, where he studied with
Lex Eisenhardt.
Yamandú Costa on Fri. April 27th
Yamandú Costa was born in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do
Sul, Brazil, where he began his guitar studies with his father
Algacir Costa, band leader of “Os Fronteiriços,” when he was
7 years old. Later, he perfected his technique with Lúcio Yanel,
Argentine virtuoso who was then settled in Brazil. Until the age
of 15, Yamandú´s only music school was the folk music from the
south of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. Nevertheless, after he
heard Radamés Gnatalli´s work, he decided to get in contact with
the music of other renowned Brazilian musicians, such as Baden
Powell, Tom Jobim, and Raphael Rabello. When he was 17, he
played for the first time in São Paulo at the Circuito Cultural Banco
do Brasil (BB Cultural Tour). The event was produced by “Estúdio
Tom Brazil” (Tom Brazil studio), and from then on he was recognized as one of the most gifted guitar players of Brazil. Yamandú
is a guitar player, composer, and arranger
who does not fit into a single music style,
yet he creates his own when he combines
all of them playing his 7-string guitar.
One of the greatest geniuses of Brazilian
Classic Guitars
music of all times, young Yamandú
ancient & modern
deserves the highest praise. Whenever he
is on stage, he fills with joy every memrepair
restoration
ber of the audience, since his impressive
performance shows the deep intimacy
952 . 472. 4732
between Yamandú and his guitar. The
recognition he has earned throughout the
world reveals what he can offer—recreation of the magic of music—since
from his fingers the music he plays
travels through his body and soul and
is almost miraculously transformed.
• Newsletters
Yamandú fully deserves his beautiful
• Brochures
name, which in tupi-guarani, the native
• Letterheads, envelopes,
language of Brazilian Indians, means
business cards
“the precursor of the waters of the
• Bar/Bat Mitzvah invitations
world.”
• We do printing in ,hkdbtu ,hrcg
Stephen Kakos
David’s Print Shop
Joseph Hagedorn • Shaun Koelsch
Guitar Instructors
Roseville, MN
(651) 639-8911
www.metromusicroseville.com
8
David (“Duvidl”) has been doing
fine printing since 1969 and
has owned his own print shop
at the corner of University &
Prior since 1991.
540 North Prior Ave.
Saint Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 651-644-8262
Fax: 651-647-9473
www.davidsprintshop.com
Classical Guitarathon on
Sat. May 26th
Yeah, that’s Memorial Day weekend.
But wait another week to go up to the
lake. Instead, take an auditory swim in
the coolest classical guitar music to be
heard anywhere, played by some of the
best, from this very area! It’s an annual
season-ending tradition. Don’t miss it.
guitarist
Special Feature
Midwest International Guitar Summit in Fergus Falls
by Kristen Fondriest
[Ed. note: This article is an update to a feature we ran in the last
issue. In addition to cosponsoring this Summit with the fine folks
in Fergus Falls, we at the MGS are honored to co-present a series
of three concerts there in connection with the outreach portion of
our Sundin Music Hall concert series in 2011–12. See the lead article in this issue for more information, with details in
upcoming issues and on our website.]
ttention all guitar players, teachers, enthusiasts, fans, and audiences! A Center for the
Arts and M State Fergus Falls are thrilled
to announce the return of the Midwest
International Guitar Summit (formerly
known as the West Central Area Guitar
Summit)—an entire weekend of eclectic
guitar music and education held in Fergus
Falls, MN, September 15 through 18, 2011.
We are excited to once again be partnering with and receiving support from the
Minnesota Guitar Society, the Minnesota
Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association,
and M State Fergus Falls, as well as Otter
Tail Corporation and other business sponsors to bring you this incredible event.
Notice that this year it has a new name that
reflects not only the caliber of guitarists
who perform and present at the Summit,
but also the range of people who attend the
Summit. And the name isn’t the only thing
that’s new this year!
The original “G 7” will return, but we have added
six new guitarists to the mix as well. Featured
guitarists, who will be presenting workshops and
performing throughout the weekend, include: Ann
Reed, Anthony Miltich, Billy McLaughlin, Claudia
Schmidt, Dakota Dave Hull, David Stoddard, Dean Magraw, Joan
Griffith, Nick Fryer, Michael Hauser, Phil Heywood, Tim Sparks,
and Sam Miltich.
A Center for the Arts, and the guitarists involved in last year’s
Summit, have worked very hard to make improvements based on
all the feedback that was received by participants from last year.
With all the constructive criticism, suggestions, and praise we
received, we believe we have created an even better Summit for
this year! More space and time has been built into the schedule
to encourage and foster greater networking opportunities, as
well as provide time for switching gears or visiting the exhibit
area. We will be offering Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
workshops to accommodate all skill levels and reach a broader
audience of people interested in guitar. And we have added some
interesting new features such as “Meet The Artist” live performance/interview sessions, performance-based workshops featuring multiple guitarists, plus more workshops on songwriting
and electric guitar!
Each evening (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday) there will
be a concert at 7:30 p.m. at A Center for the Arts. Thursday,
September 15 will be the kick-off concert called the “Songwriters
A
july / august
Showcase” featuring David Stoddard, Anthony Miltich, Ann
Reed, and Claudia Schmidt. Friday, September 16, the concert is
called “Gypsy Jam” and will feature Joan Griffith, Sam Miltich,
Nick Fryer, and Michael Hauser. The closing night concert on
Saturday, September 17, hosted by the one and only Tim Sparks
is called “A World On A String” and will feature
the amazing line-up of Billy McLaughlin, Dean
McGraw, Dakota Dave Hull, and Phil Heywood.
And if you stick around on Sunday, September
18, the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet will play a
concert that afternoon at A Center for
the Arts to kick-off our Chamber Music
Series! Participants who purchase the full
weekend pass will get a free ticket to the
Minneapolis Guitar Quartet on Sunday
afternoon.
Both Friday and Saturday will be
packed with great workshops, demonstrations, and mini-performances. Friday will
take place in downtown Fergus Falls and
focus more on lectures, demonstrations,
and performance-based workshops. All
the workshops on Saturday will take place
on the campus of M State Fergus Falls and
will be more hands-on and participatory.
Maybe you’re a professional guitarist
making a living playing guitar. Maybe
you’ve been playing the guitar for several
years. Maybe you’ve only been playing
the guitar for a couple of months. Maybe you want
to play the guitar some day. Maybe you don’t ever
want to play the guitar at all, but you are fascinated
by the many styles and levels of accomplishment
achieved with this instrument. The Midwest
International Guitar Summit is appropriate for all levels of interests and abilities. There will be something for everyone!
At the Midwest International Guitar Summit, participants will
have an opportunity to interact with incredibly talented guitarists and musicians. This is a unique opportunity to learn together,
play together, jam together, as well as witness improvisational
and collaborative playing. It is also a great networking opportunity for musicians, presenters, and audiences. The best part is that
A Center for the Arts is offering all of this for an extremely affordable rate, especially for students.
The various ticket prices are:
Weekend-Long Pass: $100 (8 workshops and 4 concerts)
Daily Pass: $50 (4 workshops and 1 concert)
Individual Workshops: $10 adults; $5 students/children
Individual Concerts: $15 adults; $5 students/children
For more information, please contact A Center for the Arts, 124
W. Lincoln Ave, Fergus Falls, MN 56537 at 218-736-5453 or visit
our website at <www.fergusarts.org>. We have a link on our
website to pictures and videos from last year’s Summit and information about this year. We hope to see you there! Look for more
information soon!
9
News & Notes
Composer Seeks Guitarists!
Robert Maderich’s new work, “Five Duets for Flute and Guitar”
premiered at the Classical Guitarathon last May. He has other
self-published (Butchers Son Music) works available for guitar
with other instruments. If you are interested in seeing scores,
please contact him, Robert J. Maderich II, at robertmaderich69@
hotmail.com or 612-423-2985.
Go to Camp This Summer!
MGS board member Chris Olson again teaches at the Shell
Lake Guitar and Bass Camp, July 31 to Aug. 5 in Wisconsin. Visit
their website <www.shelllakeartscenter.org> for complete info.
Have Fun with the MGS—Volunteer!
Our members make everything possible. If you’re a friend of
the MGS, but haven’t joined or haven’t renewed your membership, please do so! If you’re a member, thank you. If you’re a friend
or member, and would like to get involved with the MGS and
our many exciting activities—well, we need help! Distribute our
newsletter. Time commitment: 2 to 4 hours every other month.
Help in the lobby at Sundin Hall concerts. Be an usher. Bring
refreshments. Time commitment: less than an hour a month.
Help publicize our concerts. Time commitment: Variable. We
need someone to label postcards. We could use someone interested in social media. If interested, call MGS Managing Director
Paul Hintz at 651 699 6827 and leave a message, or email <editor@
mnguitar.org. Thanks!
New Staff at Cadenza Music
One of our longtime supporters and friends, Cadenza Music
in St. Paul, has announced the arrival of Todd Lunneborg as
their new guitar repair guru! Todd’s education as a guitar repair
technician started at the age of 13 as a repair apprentice at a music
store in Alexandria, MN. He graduated from St. Olaf College with
Earn your music degree at Hamline University,
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
Study classical guitar with
David Crittenden, DMA
For scholarship information contact
Professor Janet Greene at
651-523-2412 or [email protected]
10
a Music Theory and Composition/Jounalism degree in 2000. He
has studied guitar building with Jim Olson, Bryan Galloup, Sam
Guidry, Charlie Hoffman, and Brian Applegate. Todd teaches guitar construction and design courses in his Andover shop, and is a
regular contributor to Fretboard Journal. Check out his web site to
see his custom guitar designs: <www.tlguitars.com>.
Support Our Friends
Please support our advertisers and friends, and thank them for
helping the MGS! We appreciate the support of music stores and
schools throughout the metro area who help distribute our newsletter. Wherever you see copies available, please take a minute and
thank the people in charge.
OpenStage 2011-12
OpenStage began in 2002 as a structured but informal way for
guitarists of every level to experience the joy of playing for others.
We focus primarily on acoustic, fingerstyle, and classical guitar
and maintain a format similar to many open mic events: There’s a
simple sign-up sheet for performers, who each get 10 to 15 minutes
(2 to 4 songs). Folks usually hang out after playing to swap tips,
share music, and just socialize. We’re excited to be continuing
OpenStage into its 10th season and hope you’ll join us as a performer, or just to listen and share your enthusiasm for great guitar
music. Next season, OpenStage will be held the first Sunday of
each month from 2 till 4 pm, starting in September. Check future
issues of the newsletter for updates. To get monthly email reminders and notices of special OpenStage events, send an email to
<[email protected]> requesting to be put on the OpenStage
mailing list. We also post our schedule on the MGS calendar at
<www.mnguitar.org/calendar>.
Daniel Volovets CD
Daniel Volovets has released a new CD with his brother Adrian,
called Rite of Passage, which features flamenco, classical, Brazilian,
jazz, as well as original compositions. Adrian plays the flute and
soprano/tenor saxophones while Daniel plays a guitar made by
Stephen Kakos. The CD is available on his website as well as on
iTunes and CDBaby. Visit <www.danielvolovets.com>.
Minnesota Guitar Society
Mission Statement
Promote the guitar in all its stylistic and
cultural diversity through sponsorship of public
forums, concerts, and workshops. Serve as
an educational and social link between the
community and amateur and professional
guitarists of all ages.
guitarist
T
Meet the MGS
here have been many changes for the Minnesota Guitar
Society over the years, but three things have stayed much
the same—the central purpose of the Society is presenting
great guitarists in concert for a dedicated Society membership
that loves great guitar playing; the Society depends on dedicated
volunteers to get things done; and many of our most dedicated
volunteers serve on the MGS board. We’d like to let our readers, friends and members of the MGS, get to know the board a
little better. In the coming months, we’ll be running short bios
of some of the fine folks who serve us all by serving on the MGS
board. This issue, let’s meet Kris Anderson, Mark Bussey, and
Christopher Olson.
Kristian Anderson is an accomplished
concert guitarist who has performed throughout North America and Europe. He has been
an MGS board member since 2009. His major
teachers include esteemed pedagogues Bruce
Holzman, Frank Koonce, Tom Johnson, and
Alan Johnston. He has also performed in the
masterclasses of Oscar Ghiglia, Leo Brouwer,
Roland Dyens, Odair Assad, and many others. After winning
First Prize at several U.S. solo guitar competitions, he turned
his attention to his doctoral studies at Florida State University
and founded the acclaimed guitar ensemble Tantalus Quartet.
Since he received his doctorate in 2008, Tantalus has performed
at Carnegie Hall, the Guitar Foundation of America Festival,
the Iserlohn Guitar Symposium, the New York Guitar Seminar,
Brownsville Guitar Festival, and for many other societies and
festivals around the globe. The quartet has commissioned and
premiered several new works from today’s leading composers,
including Grammy-nominated Apostolos Paraskevas, whose
concerto “The Feast” was premiered by Tantalus with the Albany
Symphony Orchestra. Kristian currently lives in Minneapolis
with his wife and enjoys a thriving career as a freelance guitarist, performing approximately 400 shows a year as a Twin Cities
theater musician. He also heads guitar studies at North Hennepin
Community College in Brooklyn Park, and can be found Sunday
afternoons teaching at MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis.
It’s also worth noting that Kristian does not sleep very much.
Mark Bussey has been an MGS board
member since 2008. He is an avid classical
guitarist who lives and plays in the Twin
Cities. He’s a pretty heavy technology geek
and his day job involves technology and
software projects for a major local electronics retailer. His undergraduate degree is in
Mathematics and English, but he’s currently
pursing a Master’s in Music Education at the University of St.
Thomas. Mark regularly hosts the MGS OpenStage and is a fervent believer that making music makes the world a better place.
Christopher Olson has been an MGS
board member since 2008. He teaches guitar and music theory and directs ensembles at McNally Smith College of Music.
During the summer, he teaches jazz and
guitar camps at the Shell Lake Arts Center
in Wisconsin. After receiving his Masters
in Jazz Studies from the University of
North Texas, Chris performed throughout the Midwest and
taught at several schools in Wisconsin and Minnesota. He currently plays with the finest musicians at the best jazz venues
in the Twin Cities. Chris has been featured on the MGS’s Local
Artist Series, and has performed on the Classical Guitarathon
and on numerous Jazz Guitarathons. He also contributes articles
to the MGS newsletter, featuring many of the materials he has
developed as an educator.
Classified Ads are free to MGS members. Place ad by mailing (please type or print clearly) to: MGS, PO BOX
14986, Mpls., MN 55414 or send an email to: <[email protected]>. Please limit ads to a 6-line maximum. Ads will run
for a maximum of 6 issues (1 year) unless renewed. Ads are due the 15th of each odd-numbered month for the next issue.
LESSONS: Guitar, banjo, Suzuki guitar and violin, piano, elec.
bass, voice, mandolin! Everything from rock to blue grass.
Instruction and instruments. Northern Pine Studios in Lino
Lakes. Call Chris at 651-780-1625.
FLAMENCO GUITAR TECHNIQUE Group Class. Meets Sun.
afternoons and Wed. evenings. Guaranteed to help any classical guitarist equally. $20 for a 2 hour session = great value
& great fun in a relaxed and supportive ambience. Call Scott
Mateo Davies at 612-724-2318.
CLASSICAL GUITARS: South of the River guitar salon and
lesson studio. Classical guitar specialists—new and used
instruments. Free strings or book for visiting us. Discounts
for MGS members. Call 952-322-1310 or visit <www.
ClassicalGuitarsEtc.com>.
GUITAR FOR SALE: Alhambra 8P cedar top classical. Mint condition, owned and taken great care of for only a year (bought
new in March 2010). Very responsive, warm, and balanced
concert level sound for a great price: $1,400. Contact Jim at
651-283-8901 for more info.
GUITAR FOR SALE: Vintage 1961 Vincent (Jimmy) Di Serio
(worked for John D’Angelico 1932–59) concert classical
july / august
guitar Opus #8. Solid spruce top, solid purpleheart back &
sides; L. R. Baggs saddle pickup; arched-top hardshell case
included. Excellent condition. $2,500. Call Gene Swanson at
651-292-4929.
ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE LESSONS: Learn unique ways to
improve technical ease and sound production, reduce tension, and resolve discomforts. Call Brian McCullough at 612267-5154. Certified teacher and U of MN faculty member. Info
at <www.MN-AlexanderTechnique.com>.
MUSIC SERVICES: Music notation and digital audio editing
services. Software: Finale, Pro Tools $45/hr. Samples available. Contact Jeff Lambert at 952-546-1429 or <jeffguitar@
gmail.com>.
GUITARS FOR SALE: White Epiphone doubleneck, $600 w/
case, mint condition. Yellow Ibanez Micro Guitar, $170 w/gig
bag, mint condition. Grey Memphis Stratocaster, $100 w/gig
bag, good condition. Call 952-448-3306.
GUITAR LESSONS. Any style, any level, at The St. Paul Guitar
Studio! Individualized lessons are taught at comfortable
pace. Studio is located in Lowertown and features individual
Classified Ads, continued on p. 12
11
Classified Ads, continued from p. 11
rooms and a lounge. For schedules, availability, and pricing,
visit the studio website at <www.stpaulguitarstudio.com> or
contact MGS member Ben Woolman at <www.benwoolman.
net> or 651-468-1566.
GUITAR LESSONS. 3 miles north of Mall of America. Most
styles; also banjo, mandolin, harmonica, and beginning piano.
Pro Tools recording, and Finale notation. Call (612) 247-1295,
or visit <www.marksmusicschool.com>.
HARP FOR SALE: Magical Strings lap harp, 24 nylon strings,
from C below middle C to E two octaves above middle C.
Beautifully crafted in solid cherry and in perfect condition. New
was $500 with case. Asking $300. Please contact Patty at 612721-7046 or email <[email protected]>.
GUITAR FOR SALE: 1966 CONDE Flamenco. Cypress.
Machines. French Polish. Excellent condition. Stephen Kakos
952-472-4732 or <[email protected]>.
MUSICIANSHIP: Music Theory Software ear-training, sightreading, instrument study, rhythm at <musicgoals.com>.
LESSONS, CLASSES, AND ENSEMBLES: West Bank School of
Music has 25 instructors on guitar, banjo, voice, fiddle, mandolin, and more. Blues, jazz, folk, bluegrass, traditional, world
roots, and classical. Since 1970. Call 612-333-6651 or visit
<www.westbankmusic.org>.
GUITAR FOR SALE: Almansa 435 Senorita, solid cedar top,
laminated rosewood sides and back, ebony fingerboard. Short
(636mm) scale length, 50mm nut. Excellent condition. $475.
Email [email protected] for more info.
AMP FOR SALE: Ultrasound AG-50DS with powered AG-50E
extension speaker and deluxe padded covers for both. Older,
made in Iowa, dark brown model. Quiet, clear, dependable.
Excellent for steel-string, classical, and archtop. This very unit
was used by Earl Klugh at his 2007 Sundin Hall concert, and
still has the taped markings for the volume settings applied by
The Minnesota Guitar Society
PO Box 14986
Minneapolis, MN 55414
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
DATED MATERIAL... PLEASE RUSH
his sound technician! Recently serviced by the Good Guys in St
Paul, it sounds like new. New was over $1K. Yours for $390. Call
Paul at 651-699-6827 or email [email protected].
GUITARS FOR SALE: 2008 Francisco Navarro Garcia, Bouchet
model; cedar top, cocobolo b&s: $3,200. 1995 Epiphone
Riviera jazz electric semi-hollow body: $400. Contact Jeff
Lambert at 952-546-1429 or <[email protected]>.
FOR SALE: 1994 Daryl B. Perry classical guitar with hard case.
$5,500. Excellent condition. Visit <www.perryguitars.com>
for information. Call Glenn Fisher at 651-458-3878 or email
<[email protected]>.
GUITAR LESSONS: Most styles taught, from classical to jazz/
rock improvisation. Patient professional instructor. Beginners
to advanced students welcome. Spacious lesson studio with
plentiful FREE parking located near Snelling Ave. just south
of I-94. COMING SOON! Classical guitar coffee mornings. An
informal and fun way for intermediate players to improve note
reading and ensemble skills. For more information visit <www.
chrismoodymusic.com>.
UNUSUAL FLAMENCO GUITARS FOR SALE: Manuel Rodriguez
model FF, spruce and cypress with a single wide strip of
Rosewood down the back. Solid, bright, good sustain, 660
scale. $1200 Very unique Vicente Sanchis 2003 ‘Pro Y Cipres’.
Spruce top and alternating cypress and rosewood body, 3
strips on the sides and 7 on the back. 550 scale. $1500. Call
Mike at 651-225-8927.
FOR SALE: Sefer Torah scroll.  Printed on genuine parchment
(sheep skin). Roughly 100 years old, not sure if it’s “kosher” or
not because I’ve never had it inspected by a sofer, but every
letter of every word is perfectly legible. Included is a mantel
and a gartle. Asking $3500.00, David at 651-644-8262.
FOR SALE: Stereo effects processor. Endless possible combination of effects and programmability within effects. Mint
condition. $130. Contact George at 651-481-1639 or email
<[email protected]>.